CVE-2016-1658

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Published 2016-04-18 · Modified 2026-05-06

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CVSS v3

4.3

CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N

CVSS v4 NEW

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not yet in upstream

VIR risk

4.3

Description

The Extensions subsystem in Google Chrome before 50.0.2661.75 incorrectly relies on GetOrigin method calls for origin comparisons, which allows remote attackers to bypass the Same Origin Policy and obtain sensitive information via a crafted extension.

Predictions

Exploit likelihood

53%

Patch ETA

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Heuristic predictions, AS-IS, for prioritization only.

Mitigations

No mitigations published for this CVE yet.

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OS impact

OS	Version	Status	Fixed in
debian	8.0	affected
suse	42.1	affected

Application impact

Vendor	Product	Versions	Fixed
novell	suse_package_hub_for_suse_linux_enterprise	`12`
google	chrome	`{"endIncluding":"49.0.2623.112"}`

References

CWEs

CWE-200 CWE-284

Community-verified mitigations for this CVE will appear above when contributors publish them.

Verify integrity in audit chain (admin only). AS-IS.